Ephesians chapter 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Sounds to me like a protection clause to face everyday danger. Makes sense to put it on.
On this day:
2006 -Nicole was away at college and I was more involved in church then ever. On this day the youth board had coffee hour, I taught sunday school, sang in the choir, helped serve communion and was the friendly caller. As the director of the Board of Youth I had to put the notes and announcements together for the newsletter and go to the council meeting later that day. It sounds like a lot but, I really enjoyed doing it. When you are passionate about something it is a joy not a job.
1748 - The English Naturalization Act passed granting Jews right to colonize in the U.S. Freedom of religion.
Parenting
I was listening to the radio yesterday on my way to work and heard a conversation on girls that were taking their mothers out to the bar with them. You can imagine the mixed replies that callers had. "EW take my mother to the bar? I don't even like going regular places with her" "My mom was hitting on all the guys at the bar, very embarrassing." And so forth. Well you know what kind of a mom you have, didn't they see that coming? I, on occasion go to bars/dinner or place with my daughter, quite a bit actually. We have a good time.
Come Get These Memories - of the Sixties (excerpt)
I wondered if Dad wanted to take some long
trips with that car which was a 1959 Plymouth Fury station wagon. Then, after
all, the average cost of a gallon of gas that year was .31 cents. Dinah Shore
sang See the USA in your Chevrolet and
maybe he wanted to go. The car was
beige and had two bench seats, the front and the second seat. The third seat in the back faced
backward. It was a pretty new car, but
it already smelled of smoke even though Dad always had the window down. It was a cold car; the heat came out in the
front and never made it to the back seat which was as hard as a wooden bench. If we went to visit family and were going
home late, I couldn’t fall asleep in the back because it was not comfortable
like the old Buick we used to have. There
were no seat belts then, except we had a baby seat for Martin that had two
hangers to put over the seat, plastic, with a tray and a little plastic
steering wheel with a horn. The old
Buick had cloth seats, like an old comfortable couch in the living room. You could lie down and fall asleep. Not the new station wagon.
Juneau Alaska
Art and Culture
We are often asked: What do you do here in the winter? And the short answer is: we make art. A slightly longer answer is: we go to dance, theater and musical performances; sew quilts and make paintings; knit, carve, weave … basically, we become a bustling hotbed of creativity.The weather (i.e., lots and lots of rain!) fosters and feeds the art and culture here. Throughout the fall and winter, we enjoy several theater and dance performances, including an annual presentation of The Nutcracker. Since 1986, our inimitable Wearable Art Show has been showcasing local costume designers who, by necessity, must also excel in the arts of dumpster-diving and glue-gunning. And, every month in the winter, we put on a variety show for each other called The Monthly Grind, a community tradition that features local musicians, magicians, orators, and dancers ... and free entry for anyone who brings a dessert to share.
When the weather clears and the skunk cabbage begins to bloom, so does the art. It’s been a part of our culture since the first woven cedar bark basket and we love to share it with folks who visit our town.
For a deeper look into Ketchikan’s award-winning arts scene, check out our Telly-winning, Emmy-nominated film, The Artists, which showcases just a few of the many entertaining and creative members of our community.
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